August 24, 2018

DOE Circular steps into amending EPIRA provisions

By Myrna M. Velasco – August 23, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Department of Energy (DOE) logo (MANILA BULLETIN)   It may not exactly be a legally feasible step, but a proposed Circular of the Department of Energy (DOE) […]
August 20, 2018

DOE Undersecretary Ilagan quits post

By Myrna M. Velasco – August 18, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Department of Energy (DOE) logo (MANILA BULLETIN) Department of Energy (DOE) Undersecretary Petronilo “Pete” L. Ilagan has resigned from his post at the agency effective August 15 […]
July 6, 2018

Palace intervention sought over DOE-ERC turf rivalry on power supply contracting

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 4, 2018, 10:43 PM from Manila Bulletin The aggrupation of the country’s renewable energy (RE) project developers is formally seeking the intervention of Executive Secretary Salvador C. Medialdea on the “escalating turf war” of […]
May 17, 2018

2 groups of ECs forge partnership to boost government’s rural-electrification program

By Lenie Lectura – May 16, 2018 from Business Mirror TWO groups of electric cooperatives (ECs) formed a strategic partnership with the aim of pushing the electrification agenda forward in the national policy-making discussion as well as addressing recent challenges […]